Improvement in gates



tinta-a sans @strut @Biblica Lette/rs Patent No. 91,783, dated June 22, 1869.

MPRO'VLEMNT IN GATES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the s'ame.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH SNELL, of Evans Mills, in the county of Jefferson, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Gate; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, making a part of this specication, in which-L- Figure l is a side view.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the fence, showing the gate open.

The object of this invention is to construct a simple and cheap farm-gate, which can be conveniently attached and operated, and which, when thrown open, will be entirely outside of the gate-posts, no part of' it projecting into the Aroadway, so that by no possibility can a passing carriage come in contact with it.

In the drawings- A is the post, against which the gate closes.

B is the post, which supports the gate.

C is aV short, stout sill or baseat the foot of post B, and parallel with the side of the roadway.

VC is an arm framed .to the top of post B, over and parallel to sill C.

D isa spindle or upright shaft, bearing in the parts C G and supporting the gate. A E is an inclined bar, fastened to shaft D at its lower end by a bolt, and connected to it at its upper end by a rod or brace, F, made adi ustable by means of a scrcw thread, f, and nut, a.

G is a roller attached to the side of shaft D.

G is another, attached to the side of bar E, both rollers having Va hubvon their inner side, which holds them at a suitable distance from their supports, so that the ange of the sliding bar that works upon them, can run between them and the shaft or the I, the gate, consisting of the two parallel rails 'i i', connected by suitable upright pieces, and provided with intermediate rails, if preferred.

The under edge of the upper rail i is rebateld or grooved along its centre, and rides'upon the rollers, their edgesworking in the groove.

The upper edgeof the lower rail slides under and in contact with the lower end of the inclined arm E,

as shown at e, whereby the gate is held in place and prevented from tilting upon the rollers, or either of them, as it is slid back and forth.

H is a latch, by which the gate can be fastened when shut.

This improved gate is capable of two movements, either independent of or in combination with each other, namely, a swinging ,movement on the shaft D, and a sliding movement on the rollers G G, so that it can be readily and conveniently opened slightly, to admit a foot-passenger, or widely, to pass a loaded wagon..

When opened, as shown in g. 2,`it will be observed that theA whole of the gate comes in rear of the post B,Vand entirely out of the way of injury from "a carriage passing along the roadway, sov that the carriage might strike the post, but could not come in contact with the gate itself. A

The whole device :is simple, convenient, not liable to get ont of order, and can be erected at little expense.

Should it sag at any time, it can be set np'by tightening up the nut a. y y

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The grooved rail t' of the gate, in combination with the'rollers G G', the latter being arranged on a swing ing frame D E F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

JEREMIAH SNELL.

Witnesses J AMES H. GRIDLEY, GHAs. A. PETTIT. 

